YANGON, Myanmar — A Myanmar ethnic armed group has seized the country's most popular beach resort town, with junta troops holed up in a nearby airport, military and local sources told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Tuesday.

Clashes have rocked western Rakhine state since the Arakan Army (AA) attacked the military there in November, ending a ceasefire that had largely held since the military's coup in early 2021.

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